Undoubtedly, Monte Alban and its creators are an archaeological conundrum. Whether the engineering of a somewhat-leveled ridge is all that unique is something else. The documentary does a good job covering the “high points” of the site’s features, then veers into David Hatcher Childress and other theories, using Avi Loeb as an entree into a possible extraterrestrial connection. It’s a really fun journey. And those books behind host Paul Lavers look even more inscrutable than an IKEA room display! Yamagata University reports on 168 New Geoglyphs Discovered on the Nasca Pampa and Surrounding Areas. Their Institute of Nasca finds, working with Peruvian archaeologist Jorge Olano, include depictions of “humans, camelids, birds, killer whales, felines, snakes, etc.” From the monumental and lithic, Southern Methodist University takes us to something with down-to-earth future benefits, as For 400 Years, Indigenous Tribes Buffered Climate’s Impact on Wildfires in the American Southwest. The native American practice of “Good Fire” management “across hundreds of square kilometers,” was elucidated by a multi-agency study including Apache, Ute, Navajo, and Jemez specialists. Unsurprisingly, the University of Colorado-Boulder was among those also involved. Its surrounding environs have been particularly affected by wildfires. (WM)
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